CVE-2026-72266
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72266
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72266.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72266
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-08-15T05:54:52.121Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-16T03:48:39.256173038Z
- Summary
- fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fbgetoptions() is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in vesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72266.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58bc18e03481b62f0ec53fe47f36615d52660a7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72266.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72266
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851Fixed124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093Fixed43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88Fixed58bc18e03481b62f0ec53fe47f36615d52660a7dFixed7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cacFixedb15d708995c01bbffe7dcd634a31959f6805bed3